National writers believe Texans are Super Bowl contenders

Judy Battista of the New York Times and Don Banks of SI.com are at Methodist Training Center for practice and at Reliant Stadium doing interviews. Both say they believe the Texans are a Super Bowl contender.

Battista says the Texans have their best chance if they can stay healthy and earn home-field advantage.

Banks says it’s going to be interesting to see how the Texans respond when the target’s on their backs for the first time. Banks says the Texans are in the second tier of AFC Super Bowl contenders behind New England and Pittsburgh.

If the Texans weren’t a Super Bowl contender, Battista and Banks wouldn’t be in town covering them.

Banks said today is his first appearance at the Texans’ camp since the first day of their first camp in 2002.